Their bodies are relatively flat and tall, with more than a dozen sharp spines on their dorsal fins, round tails and some stripes on their sides.
They are freshwater fish, which are native to low latitudes in Africa, and were later introduced to other countries.
There are also tilapia in China, mainly distributed in southern provinces.
Tilapia is an omnivorous fish, and prefers plant food.
tilapia can also be farmed and eaten.
1. what kind of fish is tilapia? tilapia is also called "African crucian carp", "Vietnamese fish", "longevity fish" and "golden phoenix fish", which refers to the fish in the genus tilapia of the order Perciformes.
This kind of fish has a flat body and is relatively tall.
They have a prominent feature that there are more than a dozen sharp spines on their dorsal fins, and their tails are round.
There are some stripes and many stripes on the side of their bodies.
Tilapia is a kind of fish native to Africa. Because they belong to tropical fish, the requirements for water temperature are relatively high, and they generally live in low latitudes.
tilapia is a kind of freshwater fish, which originally lived in the freshwater basins in Africa, and then was introduced to freshwater basins in other places, and also distributed in freshwater in China.
However, their requirements for water temperature are relatively high, so they mainly live in low latitudes in China, mainly in some southern provinces, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other provinces.
From the feeding point of view, tilapia belongs to omnivorous fish, but they obviously prefer plant food. No matter whether it is wild or farmed tilapia, it can take plant food as the staple food.
tilapia can also be cultured artificially, and it has the advantages of fast growth, fast reproduction and strong adaptability.
second, where does tilapia grow? As mentioned above, tilapia is a freshwater fish and grows in fresh water.
their origin is in the freshwater basin of Africa, and they also live in freshwater after being introduced to other countries.
In artificial culture, freshwater culture is also adopted.
Specifically, tilapia grow in freshwater basins in low latitudes, because they require high water temperature. If the water temperature is below 1 degrees, they may freeze to death.
In addition, tilapia also has high requirements for food quantity, so it grows in places with abundant plants.